Golf

Two former Jayhawks selected for Kansas Golf Hall of Fame induction

The Kansas Golf Foundation plans to add a pair of University of Kansas luminaries to its Hall of Fame. The Kansas Golf Hall of Fame’s 2024 class, as announced at the start of April, includes a current PGA Tour player in Gary Woodland and a former one in Matt Gogel, both of whom played on KU ...

Woodland to undergo brain surgery

Former University of Kansas golfer Gary Woodland, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, announced on social media Wednesday morning that he will undergo surgery on Sept. 18 to remove a lesion found on his brain. "I was diagnosed a few months ago and have been trying to treat symptoms with ...

Woodland tied for 6th place

Four months after personal tragedy made him withdraw from his match with Rory McIlroy in the World Golf Championship Match Play tournament, Gary Woodland will walk 18 holes today with McIIroy in the third round of the British Open at Royal Birkdale.Woodland earned that honor by battling wind ...

Larry Hadden wins first Ross Randall Par 3 Shootout

Eudora ? Some of the best golfers in the Kansas City/Lawrence area descended Monday on Twin Oaks, a golf learning center that features a driving range, a nine-hole pitch-and-putt course and lessons from teaching pro Jeff Burey, located off K-10 on the western edge of Eudora.For one day, the ...

Woodland ties for third in first round of Farmers Insurance Open

Gary Woodland fired a 5-under 67 Thursday at Torrey Pines in San Diego in the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open, putting him in a five-way tie for third place, two strokes behind leader Justin Rose, one stroke behind Adam Hadwin.Woodland carded 13 pars and five birdies and averaged 311 ...

Woodland holds one-stroke lead

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico ? Former Kansas golfer Gary Woodland took a one-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Tour’s OHL Classic at Mayakoba after dropping two strokes on the par-3 15th Saturday.Woodland finished with a 5-under 66 to reach 18-under 195 on Mayakoba’s Greg ...

Ex-Jayhawk Thompson fires 64 but fails to advance

McKinney, Texas ? Former University of Kansas All-American golfer and Lawrence resident Chris Thompson shot a 64, the lowest score of the 74 golfers competing Saturday in the fourth and final round of four in the second stage of Web.com qualifying at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, but it ...